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take moon/planets with Dob and webcam

Started by devils4ever, 01/18/2006 07:13PM
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Doug Rhodes
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Hi all,

Is it possible to get decent results of the moon and planets using a Dob without tracking and a webcam? Is there software out there to re-align the moving images and then stack them?

TIA.

Doug
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Posted 01/18/2006 08:03PM | Edited 01/18/2006 08:03PM #1
Ivan Gastaldo
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Doug, yes, it can definitely be done, as the webcam takes several frames per second, so it does not matter much if you have tracking or not... wink (just look at the posts from Wes Higgins to get an idea of HOW GOOD it can get... 8) )

As far as stacking goes, get Registax3 (free), which is pretty much the standard for stacking around here... wink


Looking forward to your planetary shots! 8)
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